National Republican., 1887-02-11
CURRENT COMMENT.
The sointiiiations which Brighton ou
Exchange List,

The scintlilations which Brighten Our
Exchange List,
Chicago Tribune: The press of the coun-
try cannot give too wide publicity to the
item that Rockford man advertised for
wife and got one worth $4,000.
Chicago Times; The whitney baby has
been named Frances Cleveland. What was
II, by the way, that Mr.. Depew said a
while ago was the only thing needed to
make President Cleveland's reelection a
certaintyS
Charleston NeiCs and Courier. There is a
general and earnest desire that the Presi
dent shall veto the pauper pension bill,
which gives pension to every northern
soldier who, for any reason, is now unable
to support himself.
Omaha Republican O'Donovau Rossa
msy study the plans for dynamite guns
which have been presented for use 10 the
event OF war with this country and Eng
land, and smile the sweet smile Of man
who has been vindicated.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. 1t Ia rTe.
dlcted that within sixty days after the en-
forcement OF the interstate commerce bill
Wall street will suffer the biggest panic in
modern times. But there is some comfort
In the fact that this awful prediction is
made by leading bear.
Minneapolis Tribune: Ex.Gov. Hoadly,
Of Ohio, has removed to New York. and
there be those who say the buzzing OF
presidential bee Is the responsible agent.
But the country at large will still continue
to regard Mr.. IIoadly as an Ohio man and
keep him on the retired list.
st. Louis Globe. Democrat; The inter-
state commerce law will go into effect,
about April la strikingly appropriate
date, the country will see at Chancellor
the beginning OF operations under q meas
ure which is crowded with possibilities Of
an ironical and absurd description.
Lynchburg Tirginidn: The partisan
"free traden bgotry Of Speaker Carlisle
has frustrated the last hope of repeating
| the tobacco tax by the present Congress-
| He richly deserves the reprobation OF every
Virginia Democrat, for he is an enemy
to the interest of our state and party,
Chicago Netrs: Senior Muruaga, the
| Spanish minister, says that what he said to
| the newspaper correspondent about the
| treaty was said privately. IL Is the general
| opinion that tho Spanish government will
soon place Senor Muruaga in position to
| say privately and not officially whatever be
may have to say.
The Inter Ocean: The more "the strike
| spreads" the thinner 1t will get, and work.
| ingmen will begin to see their bosses
| through 1t. There never was anything more
ridiculous than that SC, 1000 or 100000 men
should be made to quit good situations until
seventy men they never heard Of before
should be given p cents per hour more
wages.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: The railroads OF
the country evidently do not propose to
fight the interstate commerce law. They
are prepared to recognize II as entirely blnd-
ing in good faith, and to shape their busi-
ness as best they may to this tremendous
disturbing influence suddenly thrown into
the most difficult and complex machinery
of civilization.
Chicago Journal The Canadians will
soon learn that there is no element of bun
combe in the action which Congress has
taken on the fisheries question. II the
| rights to which we are plainly entitled
shall be conceded there win be no trouble.
| II they shall still be withheld the conse-
| quences for what may follow will lie at the
door of Great Britain.
The st. Louis Republican: II all the cod
| fish in Canada were to be made INTO one
| Goldfish, and all the embezzlers in Canada
into one embezzler, and that embezzl er
were to eat that Goldfish, and If we could
then extradite him by making so much war
| as might be represented by the touchhole of
would still be for peace.
St. Paul Pioneer Press. Minister Pendleton
having temporarily left Berlin, we have no
minister there or in Constantlhople or In
| Vienna during the present war excitement
| In Europe. So far as this nation is con-
| cerned, however, we are just as well Off.
| II any insult is offered to any Of the minis
teriAl subordinates at these capitals we shall
| hear of 1t soon enough.
Richmond Wing: Mr.. Carlisle has done
| more during his term OF speakership to dis
rupt and destroy the Democratic party
than all the Republicans In Congress put
together. 1t is understood that he is can
dldate for re election, but we trust that he
will not be elected, for 1t is difficult to con-
ceive of much greater misfortune to the
| party and to the country than another Con-
| gress dominated by such man.
| Boston Globe: The possibilities of Amer.
lean fiction are enormous, the life OF the
American people fruitful, but the outcome
will not be satisfactory until genius and ap-
| plication, Ideas and impersonation are moi
subjected to the cruical test of incompe.
tent "readers," nor while publishers pay
more attention "to making hit" than the
merits of a volume. The fault does not
| rest with the makers OF fiction, but its pro-
ducers in the market.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: A bill Is in
course Of passage in the Dakota legislature
defining a fire originating In Il railroad car
as "culpable negligence" and enabling the
representatives OF persons cremated to re-
cover $4,000 as punitive damages. This is
a remarkably sensible suggestion, aud
Saturdays wreck is likely to expedite the
passage OF the bill. The antiquated car
stove must go; it had better stand not on
the order of its going, but go at once.
Chicago Herald It's very dull day now
when half a dozen eastern newspapers dc
not contain interviews with prominent
western Republicans, who assert that there
is really nothing in these stories about Sen
ator Farwell being poker player. "He
understands the rudiments of the game
but there is no sense in calling him poker
player" All the same, the brethren who
sit In game with him after Sunday school
will dowell to keep at least one eye peeled
Lynchburg Negs: So Mr.. Speaker Car
Isle refused to allow the tobacco tax repeal
to be considered and voted on. He de-
clined to recognize anyone for that pur-
pose. Is Mr.. Carlisle the master OF the
Democratic party and the dictator of Con-
gressP Are the destinies OF the party In his
hands, and is his arbitrary will to be the
supreme law of the partyS If this is so, as
well disband 1t at once and leave au undis-
puted field to the Republicans. For to that
1t is surely tending.
Rocky Mountain News: The apparent
connection between the appearance oI
comets and calamity, especially war, has
led to much curious speculation. The re
cent discovery OF five comets, at q moment
when war rumors are in the air, will in
eVitably revive mass OF traditionary lore
on this subject. Few people have an idei
Of the extent to which we are still unde
the influence Of superstition. The chance
| m crafty the nonular haliaf In stran1.